SD Hazel Gundam
Ok now it's time for me to learn some modding and gettting rid of seam lines.
Thought it'd be best to start on a cheap kit like an SD haha.
I love the Hazel design over the Gundam Mk II and since they very similar I thought it'd be easy to mod!
Damn its tough stuff to do.
I'm experimenting to see how different things are for modding. So forgive me if things look a bit nasty. Still learning remember :P here some very preliminary stuff.
Any tips welcome.
The poor robastard I'm cutting up ahaha
Wanted to see how primer covered up mistakes. Not so well it seems so more sanding for me :(
Also putty as glue is not working too well either, switched to modelling polystyrene cement.
basic putty. bad. bad. bad for modding large surfaces. What else can I use? Epoxy putty?
Simple cut off the long front part of MK II rifle and attached the nozzle from the shortened part.
Curves = hell. Will probably use basic putty to cover up the gap between the helmet curve and the plastic sheet. Need to extend the bottom back of the helmet mohawk thing
Primer doesn't cover up mistakes, it makes them more visible so you can work on it..
Yes you use epoxy putty for modding up pieces.
cool :P yeah you are right, can see the mistakes better with primer.
O__O you are modding Hazel from MK-II?! That's a lot of work to do. Please post your update ya :D
Yeah lots of work @.@ its gonna take a long time with my first time skills
...Wasn't an SD Hazel already released sometime back? I don't follow the SD kits, so I'm not sure. Ideally, a Hazel would be easier to mod from a GM Quel, but I suppose the Gundam MK-II head works, and being an SD, it might be easier to do (exaggerated larger or smaller parts).
Basic (Tube) putty is for space/gap filling. Ideally for fixing holes or deep scratches after you apply Primer on the kit. Actual sculpting of parts would need Epoxy Putty or Polyester Putty (Depending on what you need). For this case, definitely Epoxy Putty.
dont think there is a SD Hazel out there :P well this is just for the learning experience.
The head already in a Gundam face shape makes thing easier than having to change a GM Quel head but the difficulty I forsee is the backpack and front skirts for this SD
Thanks for the help, will definitely try get sone epoxy putty but will have to make do with basic putty since the hobby stores here are crap
Make it up the articulation ante like those with the recent SD Gundam kits.
Epoxy putty for large gaps or if you want to add to an area. It is like using clay and takes a day to fully harden.
For medium sized seams or when attaching two parts that has a decent size gap you can use two part epoxy glue.
For smaller seams, scratches and holes you can fill in with CA (Superglue), dissolved epoxy putty (basically putty dissolved in plastic friendly lacquer thinner), or stuff like Mr. Surfacer.
I think you should've concentrated first on eliminating seamlines, proper cementing, and painting. In other words, practice on basic skills first before doing any modding. Like any other skill, you should master the basics first before anything else. Proof of that is you are struggling now. You tried to use basic putty as glue which you shouldn't, you used basic putty as a filling material when it is only good as a surfacing material, and your plaplate cuts are a bit messy.
Don't be too enamored by the modded gunpla you see on the net and try to replicate them at once. Remember, those people have been doing it FOR YEARS. Hell, if they weren't good after all that time then that would be a problem right? Just practice first on the basics and once you get the hang of it, go on to modifying. You'll get there man, you just need patience and dedication to the hobby.
But hey, maybe you can pull this off. In which case you are a natural ^__^ Goodluck on your build an remember, take it slowly.